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Cleveland Fire Brigade attended 1,012 primary fires in its latest reporting year, compared with 1,131 at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from primary fires totalled 57 for Cleveland and 47 for County Durham and Darlington.

Average time from call to first appliance at a dwelling fire is 7:06 in Cleveland and 8:18 in County Durham and Darlington. Response times differ by roughly a minute or two. On enforcement activity, County Durham and Darlington carried out the larger number of fire safety audits over the year (4,064 vs 2,072). Satisfactory-outcome rates were 28% for Cleveland and 51% for County Durham and Darlington, covering audits that closed without requiring informal action, formal notice, or prohibition.